Abhijit Bhatt

World’s largest stadium in Ahmedabad ready to host matches this February

December 11, 2020

AHMEDABAD: The Motera Stadium of Ahmedabad— also known by the name Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium—the largest cricket stadium in the world, will finally re-open in February 2021. The stadium will be inaugurated with the next cricket series against England. The Test series against England is set to begin on...

MIXED RESPONSE TO BANDH IN GUJARAT, CM RUPANI LASHES OUT AT RAHUL

December 9, 2020

Gandhinagar: The Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers throughout the country and supported by many Opposition parties, including the Congress, elicited a mixed response in Gujarat on Tuesday. Congress MLA Kanti Kharadi was detained near Amirgarh while trying to close the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. Also, an attempt to burn the statue...

BJP eyeing Rajya Sabha seat vacant after Ahmed Patel’s death

December 5, 2020

Gandhinagar: After the death of two members of the Rajya Sabha in Gujarat, preparations for the elections are in full swing. Congress leader Ahmed Patel won the Rajya Sabha elections in 2017 while BJP leader Abhay Bhardwaj joined the Rajya Sabha in 2020. Now that the seat has fallen vacant...

PM TO LAY FOUNDATION STONES OF TWO PROJECTS ON GUJARAT TRIP

December 4, 2020

GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a solar project in Kutch and a desalination plant when he is in Gujarat again on a two-day visit. He will stay in the border district of Kutch on 14 and 15 December. The Prime Minister has been visiting Gujarat for the last...

COMPULSORY COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR NOT WEARING MASKS: GUJARAT HC

December 3, 2020

An angry Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to make it mandatory for those spotted without masks and breaking the rules of social distancing, to provide 5-6 hours of daily compulsory community service at Covid-19 centres. The order comes amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in...

Four Gujarat metros stare at weekend daytime curfew

November 27, 2020

Curfew is currently in place in four metros of Gujarat during the night, but in view of the deteriorating condition of Covid-19 in the state, the government is considering imposing daytime curfew in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, paan shops, tea kettles, snacks, as...

Ahmed Patel buried next to his parents’ grave, Rahul attends funeral

November 27, 2020

Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Thursday. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral after landing at Surat Airport on Thursday morning.Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Piraman village in Ankleshwar taluka of Bharuch district, has passed away at the age of 71. As per his...

One ambulance, many bodies in Gujarat

November 27, 2020

Images of four bodies being inhumanely transported to a crematorium in a single ambulance in Gandhinagar have gone viral, highlighting the serious condition Gujarat is in with regard to the rising number of Covid-19 cases.In major cities of the state, cemeteries have to be maintained 24 hours a day for the funeral of patients who diedue to Covid-19....

PM may visit Gujarat tomorrow, inspect Covid vaccine trials

November 27, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Gujarat on Saturday, during which the name of the Covid-19 vaccine may be announced. The name of the ongoing trial vaccine in Sola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad may be “Aatmanirbhar” (self-reliant). The Prime Minister will also visit and inspect the Zydus company’s...

BHARAT BIOTECH’S COVAXIN REACHES AHMEDABAD HOSPITAL FOR PHASE-3 TRIALS

November 25, 2020

People are eagerly waiting for a vaccine against coronavirus across the country. Vaccine trials are taking place in different parts of the world. Now, for the first time in Gujarat, the Covid-19 vaccine is coming for ‘self-reliant’ trial and testing. Preparations were seen at Sola Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad where phase-3...

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